"it’s an awful truth that suffering can deepen us, give a greater luster to our colors, a richer resonance to our words. That is, if it doesn’t destroy us, if it doesn’t burn away the optimism and the spirit, the capacity for visions, and the respect for simple yet indispensable things."
- Lestat (via neweyed-wilderness)
(Source: samsaranmusing, via vindictiverot)
"I enjoy talking to you. Your mind appeals to me."
- George Orwell, 1984 (via energiesoftheuniverse)
(Source: evocativesynthesis, via alicesthirdeye)
"Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it."
- Epictetus (via unconditionedconsciousness)
(via alicesthirdeye)
blua:
What the city is missing: Thierry Cohen photographs cityscapes and then photographs deserts at night, combing the two to show us what our cities would look like with the lights off. The stars are not enhanced, they are actual photos from relative latitudes that would expose the same starry sky view if it weren’t for light pollution. Click on each photo to see which city it is.
Light pollution and pollution in general
(via eeveeshy)
"We are sun and moon, dear friend; we are sea and land. It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is: each the other’s opposite and complement."
- Hermann Hesse (via lunaandjolie)
(Source: likeafieldmouse, via lunarshadesofindigo)
![matthen:
If a mathematician wants to cross a road, they will think carefully about their optimal path. The total distance of the path should be minimised, but they prefer walking on the sidewalk to the road. If there is no extra discomfort from being on the road, the best path is a straight line, but as it increases it is better to cross the road more directly. The resulting path is exactly the same as a ray of light refracting through a block of glass [with relative refractive index equal to the ratio of these ‘discomfort levels’]. Fermat’s principle says that light will want to spend less time in the glass (on the road), as it actually travels more slowly in the glass. [video] [code] [more]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/df2ee0f76e2abdae3c4365777fad278a/tumblr_mn3pdz8I7f1qfg7o3o1_250.gif)
i am very proud of you for waking up today. you are very brave. existing can be hard sometimes and that is okay. i am proud of you even if all you did today was exist. i am proud of you for existing.
(via figurine)
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Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it.
Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.
"- Siddhārtha Gautama, the Buddha (via samsaranmusing)
